I'm currently running an Intel I5 desktop PC (Lenovo) that I got for about $100, around 8 years ago. It was already 2 or 3 years old at the point when we bought it. I was hoping I could spend about 60% more, and get about double the performance.Old Xeon v5 v6 workstations is the best you are going to do for that money.
You should be able to drop in a 8700 when they are dirt cheap e.g. $20. 6/6 is aging like milk.I ended up getting an I5 9400 Inspiron 3670 with 16GB Ram and 1 TB hard drive for $118 shipped. Not bad, but I'm going to add an SSD for bootup.
Yep, that would be a nice ~ 33% increase for 20 bucks. Right now they are around $80. Are there any other processors to look for that would be a decent upgrade eventually, under $50?You should be able to drop in a 8700 when they are dirt cheap e.g. $20. 6/6 is aging like milk.
No. And I am presuming it takes 8 series as I have not searched the CPU support list for that system. 9 series i7 was only 8/8, the 8700 6/12 if it works, is a better pick with how bloated windows and games have gotten. Even if it'll take the i9, the board's VRMs would probably overheat.Yep, that would be a nice ~ 33% increase for 20 bucks. Right now they are around $80. Are there any other processors to look for that would be a decent upgrade eventually, under $50?
9900K could work, with HT off and if used strictly in power saving mode.Even if it'll take the i9, the board's VRMs would probably overheat.
9900K could work, with HT off and if used strictly in power saving mode.
Dell BIOS is only second worse after the absolute worse HP and maybe Lenovo is third as far as office PCs are concerned.I've seen them with an i7-9700 in them, but I don't think they'd support anything beyond that at the BIOS level.